b. 1812. d. 5 July 1850. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet. Alternative signature: “R. L. Malone.” Entered the navy at age 14, and afterwards
worked as a clerk. Author of *The Sailor’s Dream, and Other Poems* (1845). Biographical
information: Charles Rogers, *The Scottish Minstrel*, William P. Nimmo, 1876, p. 296.
(SP, AC)